Name: _______________
Balancing Nuclear Equations Practice
1. Complete and balance these nuclear equations by supplying the missing particles:
a) 6629Cu  6630Zn + _____
b) 0-1e + _____  73Li
c) 2713Al + 42He  3014Si + _____
d) 8537Rb + _____  8235Br + 42He
3. Write nuclear equation for the alpha decay of
(a) 19278Pt
(b) 21084Po
4. Write nuclear equations for the beta decay of
(a) 23993Np
(b) 9038Sr
5. Determine the type of emission or emissions (alpha, beta, or gamma) that occurred in
the following transitions:
(a) 21082Pb to 210 82Pb
(b) 23491Pa to 23089Ac to 23090Th
(c) 23490Th to 23088Ra to 23088Ra
Name: _______________
6. Complete and balance these nuclear equations by supplying the missing particles:
(a) 2713Al + 42He  3015P + _____
(b) 2714Si  0+1e + _____
(c) _____ + 21H  137N + 10n
(d) _____  8236Kr + 0-1e
7. Complete the following nuclear equations:
59
1
56
a.
27 Co + 0 n  25 Mn + _____
b.
14
6
C 
c.
99
42
Mo  _____ +
d.
235
92
e.
40
19
14
7
N + _____
0
1
e +
0
0
γ
U  ______ + _______
K + _______ 
40
18
Ar
(alpha decay)